This is Charles Mingus' requiem for the saxophone player Lester Young. There are many recordings, though the definitive may be the original on Mingus Ah Om.
Couldn't find that, however. Here's a lush and fully orchestrated version by the Mingus Big Band. The theme enters about the 1 minute mark.
And a very different version;
I also heard Michel Portal perform this live at the Sur Seine festival.
An aside, Lester Young attended North High in Minneapolis.
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